Hand stamp



Feb. i2 1924. 1,483,283

w. T. cREssLER HAND STAMP Filed Jan. 20. 1922 c {F 5- 7 4 J I I ll-lllll-llli q mm d 1 s .9" 1 I I u @IIHIIM I 1 mh z yz Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

PATENT OFFlfiE.

WILL 'I'. CRESSLER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

, HAND STAMP.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILL T. CREssLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stamping devices or hand stamps and more particularly to a type carriage rotatable in the frame of the hand stamp, and the present application constitutes an improvement of my copending application Serial No. 521,224, and has for its object to improve upon the general construction of already existing implements to such an extent, as to provide a device, which, altho being of comparatively simple construction, will be extremely ethcient in operation and utility.

Another object of my invention is to provide a registering device for aligning the changeable dating characters with the face plate, which carries the permanent printing characters, said device being composed of a minimum number of parts freely permitting a reciprocating movement for the improved adjustment. By using my adjustment the carriage which'carries the character face plate and the rubber dating bands is always prevented from undue lateral play or from assuming a tilted position, thus the printing is always uniform and a dominant uniform print or impression results.

These and other objects of my invention will be hereinafter referred to in describing the novel elements and the construction thereof, and which will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing which shows preferred form of my device:

Fig. 1, is a perspective view showing in small scale the assembled parts of my invention,

Fig. 2, is a front elevation of my invention with the frame part omitted,

Fig. 3, is a longitudinal central section, thru the front elevation as shown in Fig. 2, exposing the registering device,

Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the relative saddle member,

Fig. 5, is an exaggerated view of an inner frame case with spring and bolt housing,

Fig. 6, is an external frame casing being a mating member to the internal housing in Fig. 5,

Fig. 7, is a bridge member adapted for Mounted between the standard 1" s.

vertically sliding therein are the revoluble frame members 2 and 3, comprising a boxshaped construction; the inner frame portion 2 being slightly smaller in size to allow a telescopic arrangement with its mating member 3. The cover plate or bridge 1, is removably secured to the upper terminal of the frame member 2 by inserting the ends of the bridge 4 into the recesses 5 and 5 and causing the bottom edges of said recesses 5 to enter the grooves 6.

Operatively associated with the case mem bers 2 and 3 is a journal shaft 8 extending across the entire frame body, arranged to slide in slots 1 in the standards 1 and having mounted thereon the saddle member 9 provided with substantially S-shaped slots 11 to receive the internal projections 10, located on the inner sides of the standards 1. The shaft passes through holes 9? in the saddle, holes 3 in case member 3, slots 2 in case member 2 and holes in the side bars of the operating yoke '1.

Parallel with the journal shaft 8, is the bearing shaft 12, on which revolves the hand operated rollers 13 and 14 to register the series of spaced date-bands 7 into predetermined positions. To avoid against linear displacements of the terminals of shafts 8 and 12, said terminals abut against their respective side frame-members, and are provided with stop-devices 15 and 16 of any suitable construction, all assembled units being controlled by the hand operated handle 30.

The shaft 12 passes through slots 3" in the case member 3 and apertures 2 in the case member 2. The adjustable date bands 7 pass over the rolls 1314 and over the bridge 4:.

In Figs. 2 and 3, my present invention, differing from my copending application, comprises a combination for connecting the two members 2 and 3 in cooperative relation. In this case also the member 3 is provided with a control mechanism to present the stamping position of the various characters required in a positive predetermined position- H The base 17 of the frame 3, is in parallel alignment with the base 18 of the case member 2. Said base 18 is provided with downwardly opening receptacles 19 engaging the coil springs 20 and the screws 21; Said screws slide freely in apertures 21 in the base 17 and constitute a pair of clamping members in threaded engagement with the receptacles 19 of the base 18. The springs 20 are adapted to permit the bridge 4 and member 2 to yield when an impression is made so that the characters of the date bands 7 will align with the fixed characters 9" of the saddle 9, said saddle having an opening 9 in which the bridge 4 is positioned.

It will be noticed that the screws 21 and their immediate connectionsare disposed at each side of the date hand holding carriage, so thatthe adjustment and alignment on the rubber band-daters 7 will be uniform and straight, each side being of same ad.-

jnstment, and consequently will be true.

Certain of the details of construction shown herewith form no part of the invention and can be varied according to individual preference and special conditions, without departing from the essence of the invention, as defined in theappended claims.

lVhat I claim as new and my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a printing device, a member provided with fixed type characters, a second member associated with the first member and having movable type characters, said second member consisting of a plurality of sections, one of said sections being movable relatively to the other section, and resilient means cooperating withsaid sections for permitting the movable section to align the movable type characters with the fixed type characters of the first mentioned member.

i 2. A printing device as claimed in claim l in which one of said sections consists of a U-shaped member provided at one end with a bridge which supports the movable type characters during aprinting operation.

8. A device as claimed in claim 1 in which the sections are of substantially U-shape, the movable section being arranged within the other section, and abridge extending across the open ends of said sections and adapted to support the movable type characters during a printing operation.

4. A device as claimed in claim 1 in whichthe movable section is arranged within the other section, rollers carried by said sections and bands passing over said rollers and carrying the movable type characters.

5. A printing device including a member having a slot andstationary type characters arranged on opposite sides of said slot, a shaft supporting said members, a second member mounted on the shaft and arranged within the first member, a bridge forming part of the second member and arranged in said slot, rollers arranged within the second member, movable type bands passing over said-rollers and over said bridge, said second member cons sting of two sectlons, one of sa d sectlons being movable relatively to the other section, and resilient means for forcing the movable section, bridge and portlons of the movable type bands outwardly in said slot in order to permit the movable type characters to align withthe stationary type characters ofthe first mentioned member.

Inztestimony whereof, I afiix my si ature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 16th day of January, 1922.

' T. CRESSLER. 

